game on!
the book sounds good, thanks I've never heard of the phrase or book before.
hated that work culture so i left as soon as the opportunity presented itself.
went to teach ESL. half the hours for better pay
I see what you mean now.
I thought you were mainly concerned about shipping things from the US, which neither I nor anyone I've known has had intercepted or interfered with en route to dozens of countries, frequently containing valuables. It must happen, but it seems very rare.
The other way though, if you're sending packages to the US from other countries, you could have that problem occasionally, which I have experienced twice and heard of from other travelers shipping things to the US.
As far as I know, that's a one-way problem, US-tagged packages seem to slip through sticky fingers.
every story I've heard about them sounds like yours.
ESL industry is always looking for native speakers to teach English, for your back pocket.
Lemmy is a much nicer environment overall, so i moved here
people usually ship their belongings by sea or air(ocean freight is cheaper and slower, but I'm not sure by how much with Costa Rica being so near) with a company like DHL, I've used them and found them to be a reliable international shipping company, FedEx and UPS are also options.
I wouldn't worry about customs taking your stuff, especially if you have insurance or tracking or anything like that on the ticket, and especially with a wealthier country like Costa Rica where paper trails are more important.
I've actually never heard of customs taking anything legal in real life from anyone who's shipped belongings overseas(my friend's yak jerky got confiscated because it's illegal to import a lot of international meat products into the US) so I personally don't believe customs pocketing things is very common.
Legos aren't apparently valuable on their face and with the paper trail of receipts/documents I wouldn't think you have to worry about anything getting lifted by customs. plus, if you add some fragile notices and insurance on there the agents responsible for transporting the packages will be a lot more careful, for sure.
yup, it's called the Schengen area:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area
you do not have to be rich to live in Europe, Europe is much cheaper than the states, especially in the situation you're describing as a long-term traveler.
i haven't myself, but i became friends with a chilean couple who traveled around the world according to berry season, Australia, Italy, Germany and so on picking berries, living in free housing while saving for a house back home.
they seemed pretty into the lifestyle, or at least willing to trade a few years for traveling and a house.
Three big ones are:
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There are lots of international families, so they'll have company, support networks and infrastructure.
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There are tons of safe, affordable countries with easy access to good education.
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Native English speakers are all but guaranteed jobs as ESL teachers, so the parents will have access to available, steady income abroad.
A lot of people don't know about international schools, which is where most international families send their kids.
Other than the first two points, there are not many differences between my individual and family advice. For many families, moving from the US to a country like Thailand means safer, more affordable lives with a better quality of life.
kick their teeth in
wow, that's very cool. so you have to cut each piece of glass for each finger bone like that?
I was literally in the middle of thinking about community groups when I came across your post, I think a lot of people would use this feature.